The project will consist of installing a sufficient number of wind turbines (between 40-100 units) to generate 20 MW at Tejona, near Lake Arenal. In addition to the wind turbines, the project would add a control center for the wind power plant and a connection to the power grid. Through this project, wind power will displace thermal power plants that would otherwise have been built and thereby reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 60,000 tons per year.

Project Details

GEF Project ID
60
Country
Costa Rica
Implementing Agencies
The World Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
Approval FY
Status
Completed
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Executing Agencies
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
GEF Period
Pilot Phase
Project Type
Full-size Project
Focal Areas
Funding Source
GEF Trust Fund

Financials

USD
Co-financing Total
28,000,000
GEF Project Grant
3,300,000

Timeline

Concept Approved
Project Approved for Implementation
Project Closed